Category: Conservation

Jun 01 2023

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

A World of Light

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Georgia is home to at least 40 species of fireflies, including rare ones such as the loopy 5. Learn how you can help fireflies, rare and common!

Conservation, Insects, nongame

May 25 2023

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

PLAY-ACTING AS IF LIFE DEPENDS ON IT

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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For nesting killdeer, acting is a key way they help protect their nests and young.

Apr 19 2023

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

Bat Crossing

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Learn how road culverts are a critical refuge for Georgia's bats.

bats, Conservation, Wildlife

Apr 17 2023

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

New Wildlife Conservation Chief: Looking Ahead

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Q&A with DNR's new Wildlife Conservation Section chief.

Conservation, Wildlife, wildlife conservation section

Apr 13 2023

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

Giving Barn Owls a Nesting Boost

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Take a close look at barn owls and how you can help this declining species!

Birds, Conservation, Georgia wildlife

Mar 31 2023

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

Diamonds in the Rough

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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The eastern diamond-backed rattlesnake is a declining and not always welcomed resident of Georgia. Learn more about this misunderstood reptile.

Conservation, Georgia wildlife, reptiles, species profile

Mar 20 2023

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

Pink Lady’s Slipper: Orchid on the Margins

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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When DNR botanists learned that road construction would affect a site with over 1,000 pink lady's slipper orchids, they decided to move the native plants to save them. But relocating...

botany, Conservation, Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance, pink lady's slipper, Wildlife

Feb 15 2023

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

Gopher Frog: Gimme Shelter

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Gopher frogs are Georgia's rarest amphibian. These burrow loving frogs are an important bioindicator species for the longleaf pine ecosystem with a fascinating life history.

Conservation, frogs, species profile

Feb 06 2023

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

Rescuing a Right Whale

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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There's new hope for the North Atlantic right whale "Argo" after responders freed him from lobster pots and commercial fishing rope tangled around his tail.

Army Corps of Engineers, Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, Duke University, Florida FWC, Georgia DNR, NOAA Fisheries, North Atlantic right whale

Jan 31 2023

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

Saving Canby’s Dropwort: A Family Tradition

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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The endangered Canby’s dropwort offers a prime example of how DNR partners with private landowners to conserve rare plants and other wildlife and habitats.

Conservation, Plants, Wildlife